Lexis-Nexis

Lexis-Nexis (http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool): Lexis is an online legal research system used primarily by attorneys but also government agencies and other business professionals. The traditional version of Lexis, often called Lexis.com has been available online since 1999. In 2012, Lexis Advance (a new, enhanced) version of Lexis was released. You are given free access to Lexis. However, you will have to specifically request access to Lexis Advance by contacting the Lexis-Nexis rep, Charla Strong at: [email protected]

Lexis-Nexis Advance Log In: https://signin.lexisnexis.com/lnaccess/app/signin?aci=la

Register Your Password at Lexis-Nexis Instructions: In order to use Lexis-Nexis or Lexis-Nexis Advance, you will need to first register your activation code. You should have received your activation code at Orientation or via email (your Pepperdine account). If you feel that you have not received an activation code, email [email protected] with the subject line: LEXIS NEXIS ACTIVATION CODE.

Additional Lexis-Nexis Resources: On the Lexis-Nexis law school homepage you can find tutorials and webinars that cover a variety of Lexis related topics. The tutorials are only 5 minutes long and the webinar recordings are from live events hosted online for students. They cover a variety of topics and range from 45 minutes to an hour.

**Please note: You will learn more about Lexis in your Legal Research & Writing course**

If you didn’t receive your LEXIS Registration ID, please email Gilbert Marquez with your Pepperdine Email at [email protected]

Pepperdine Passwords and Password Managers

True or False: It is against Pepperdine policy to reuse your Pepperdine password for any other web service.

It’s true, it is against Pepperdine policy to reuse your MyID password for other accounts or sites.

When you reuse your Pepperdine MyID password on Internet sites or accounts, you are making yourself vulnerable to attacks on your Pepperdine account, finances, grades, and more. In 2011 alone, millions of passwords were stolen from Internet sites like Sony Entertainment and Gawker. In 2012, more than 6 million LinkedIn passwords were compromised.

If you use the same password over many sites, the security of your password is only as good as the security of each individual website you use that password. And if one site is compromised, your entire web presence is compromised. Your author actually uses a different 20 digit passphrase for every single website he uses and its actually quite easy to manage using a Password Manager.

Password Managers

A password manager is a software program that securely stores many passwords and IDs with the goal of making multiple passwords easier to access and use. A password manager can be very helpful to people who have lots of passwords. Read more about password managers here.

http://community.pepperdine.edu/it/security/password/passmgrs.htm

If that seems like too much work, its probably because it is, but that all depends on how you value your security. Strong passwords take a hacker with lots of computing power a very long time to guess. And if all your passwords are different, having your password compromised on LinkedIn just means that you only have to change that password and not have to worry about your Pepperdine account, Bank account, or whatever password that you may also be using that password on.

If the thieves find a connection to Pepperdine, they will use your account to send spam or attack your identity. This has already happened at Pepperdine!

Pepperdine GMAIL on your Mac Mail Client

Looking around online, there is no hard directions on how to add your Pepperdine GMAIL client to the Mac MAIL client.  So here goes.

These instructions assume you’ve already moved your Pepperdine account to the Pepperdine-branded GMAIL.  If you haven’t done that but want to do that, go to google.pepperdine.edu and follow the instructions there.

 

The first thing you need to do ensure IMAP is Enabled on your Pepperdine branded GMAIL account.

  • Click on the Gear on the Upper Right corner and Click on “Settings”

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  • Click on “Forwarding and POP/IMAP”
    • Under “IMAP Access” click on Enable IMAP

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Now your Pepperdine GMAIL can be added to your Mac Mail Client.

  • Open the Mac Mail Client
  • Under the Mail tab, click “Add Account”

 

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  • Click “Add Other Mail Account”

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  • Under the “Add a Mail Account” screen insert your user information.
    • Full Name: What your enter here will be how your E-mails Go out
    • Email Address: Inserted as “Your WAVNET UserID”@pepperdine.edu
    • Password: Your WAVENET Passsword

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  • Click Create. You will get a warning that the “Account must be manually configured.” Click Next

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  • “Incoming Mail Server Info”
    • Ensure IMAP is Highlighted
    • Mail Server: imap.gmail.com
    • Email Address: Inserted as “Your WAVNET UserID”@pepperdine.edu
    • Password: Your WAVENET Passsword
    • Click Next

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  • “Outgoing Mail Server Info”
    • Mail Server: smtp.gmail.com
    • Email Address: Inserted as “Your WAVNET UserID”@pepperdine.edu
    • Password: Your WAVENET Passsword
    • Click Next

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That should do it. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, you can contact SOL-Information Services at 310-506-7524